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Week 14

Weekly
Grade
Hooked on a Thielen
7-7 107.6
139.92
 
VS
proj
Fingerblasta
99.52 1-13
121.85

Hooked on a Thielen hand Fingerblasta 10th consecutive loss, 107.60-99.52

Hooked on a Thielen earned a 107.60-99.52 win to hand Fingerblasta their 10th straight loss. Fingerblasta leapt out to a 25.42-point lead early Sunday afternoon behind outstanding efforts from the New York Giants defense (18 points) and Baker Mayfield (15.72). But Hooked on a Thielen held the lead the rest of the way, powered by Jarvis Landry (54 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD, 57 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) and Philip Rivers (220 Pass Yds, 1 Pass TD). This marks the second time this season Hooked on a Thielen have gotten the best of Fingerblasta, after winning 139.78-135.2 in their last matchup. Hooked on a Thielen improve to 7-7 for the season, while Fingerblasta fall to 1-13.

Matchup Timeline

  Hooked on a Thielen   Fingerblasta

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While racking up 111 yards from scrimmage and scoring 2 touchdowns against the Panthers, Landry scored 25.1 points this week. His scoring output was 75.2% more than his 14.33-point projection and was much higher than his 12.74-point season scoring average. Landry ranks #75 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Broncos next week.
Jarvis Landry

Top Player Comparison

Hooked on a Thielen
Points
% of total points 107.6
1
Jarvis Landry
WR
25.1
14.33
23.3%
2
Philip Rivers
QB
15.5
26.12
14.4%
3
Tarik Cohen
RB
12.9
17.03
12%
4
Adam Thielen
WR
12.8
19.26
11.9%
Fingerblasta
Points
% of total points 99.52
1
The New York Giants defense
DEF
18
8.35
18.1%
2
DaeSean Hamilton
WR
17.7
8.9
17.8%
3
Baker Mayfield
QB
15.72
22.36
15.8%
4
Chris Carson
RB
15
13.08
15.1%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
There were players with highlight-reel moments on both teams early Sunday, but after all was said and done, Fingerblasta boasted a 63.52-38.10 lead. For Hooked on a Thielen, Jarvis Landry had a 51-yard touchdown catch and a 51-yard run. Baker Mayfield made the highlight reel for Fingerblasta with a 51-yard touchdown pass and a 66-yard pass.

Points By Position

  Hooked on a Thielen   Fingerblasta

Game Notes

Only two of the 10 starters on Hooked on a Thielen scored higher than their point projections.
Fingerblasta had only four of their 10 starters score higher than their projected points.
Fingerblasta can partially blame the loss on Jordan Reed, who didn't score any points.
Both teams put up fewer points than their season scoring average.
Neither team was able to achieve its projected point total.
Vegas wouldn't be too happy with Hooked on a Thielen. They got the win, but failed to cover the 18.07-point projected margin of victory.
For Fingerblasta, the New York Giants defense put up 18 points, the second-highest score for a DEF this week.

Coach Talk

Hooked on a Thielen
Listen Hooked on a Thielen, I'm a glass-half-full kind of coach. While some may harp on the fact that our scoring's slipped recently, I'll choose to spin this in a positive direction. Averaging 125.28 points through Week 13, our crew has definitely proven that it's even better than the 107.6 we needed to win this past week!
Fingerblasta
"Not seeing enough chances" shouldn't really be an excuse this week for Fingerblasta. Our four pass-catchers (three WR, one TE) were targeted a grand total of 26 times in Week 14. With only 10 total catches, this group may need to work on chemistry with their QBs.